Just before the December holidays, a few Google Wave team members were playing foosball and decided we needed to do something fun together. Since Australia is a bit warm that time of year, we figured why not go to Antarctica? Time was short, so we had to get our plan together quickly. From using Wave at work, we had found that it is great for coordinating with small groups of people, so naturally, we decided to use it to plan our trip. We needed to find a cruise, decide on a date, figure out who wanted to go, work out cabin arrangements, get some flights, equipment, camera gear, and try not to get seasick. All in just in three weeks!

First, we had to decide which cruise to take, so we started a planning wave . Greg began by itemising upcoming cruises from a couple of potential operators, listing out dates, routes, and activities.…